Dartmouth 350th Anniversary Gala dinner dance tickets go on sale

DARTMOUTH — Tickets are now on sale for the Dartmouth 350th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance, planned for 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 at Hawthorne Country Club, 970 Tucker Road.

DARTMOUTH — Tickets are now on sale for the Dartmouth 350th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance, planned for 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 at Hawthorne Country Club, 970 Tucker Road.

The semi-formal gala event starts with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar, a family style dinner served at 6:30 p.m., followed by desserts by Dee Dee's Delights, a Chinese auction, the selection of door prizes, and dancing to music provided by Digital DJ Jay Mello.

The menu for the family style dinner includes chicken piccata, New England Scrod, or a vegetable stir fry, served with rice pilaf and side vegetables.

A long list of sponsors from the business community have stepped up to help fund the event with cash donations to keep ticket prices affordable, door prizes, or some other support, said Dartmouth Town Clerk Lynn M. Medeiros, chair of the Dartmouth 350th Gala organizing committee. All of the donations will be acknowledged in the program booklet at the event.

The gala organizing committee has been meeting for more than a month to plan a menu, hiring a DJ, finalizing arrangements, and soliciting donations, Ms. Medeiros said.

The "semi-formal" dress code means button-down shirts, jackets and ties or suits for the men, and semi-formal dresses or pants suits for the ladies, the chairman explained. "No jeans, and no sneakers, no casual dress," she emphasized.

Tickets are available at the Dartmouth Council on Aging, Dartmouth Public Libraries, Ernie Ross Jewelers in State Road Plaza, Foundations by Nancy in the St. Anne's Credit Union Plaza (State Road), and the Dartmouth Town Clerk's Office (Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Tickets are $40 per person, with a discount of $350 for a reserved table of 10. Tickets must be purchased or reserved by a March 11 deadline, so don't delay.

For more information on Dartmouth 350th anniversary events, visit www.Dartmouth350.com.